The Hallé tradition
Subtitle: a century of music
By: Michael Kennedy.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1960
Place of publication: Manchester, Eng
Language: eng; jpn
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Hallé, Charles, -- Sir, -- 1819-1895; Hallé Orchestra; Music -- England -- Manchester; Music -- England -- Manchester -- Societies, etc; Concerts -- England -- Manchester
Notes: Bibliography: p. 402.
Table of contents: title: Part One, 1848-1895, Mr. Hallé's Band: I. Before Hallé came ; II. Hallé's youth and early career ; III. Manchester ; IV. The new broom ; V. Genesis ; VI. Hallé's programmes ; VII. Hallé, the musician and the man; title: Part Two, 1895-1920, Richter, Balling and Beecham: VIII. Waiting for Richter ; IX. The Hallé Concerts Society ; X. Cowen ; XI. The reign of Richter ; XII. Richter's programmes ; XIII. Michael Balling ; XIV. Balling's Programmes ; XV. War and Beecham ; XVI. Operatic interlude ; XVII. The music from 1915 to 1920; title: Part Three, 1920-1939, Sir Hamilton Harty, and afterwards: XVIII.; title: Reconstruction ; XIX. Ariel ; XX. Harty goes ; XXI. Harty's thirteen seasons ; XXII. Post-Harty doldrums; title: Part Four, 1939-1959, Golden Age of Barbirolli: XIII. Prelude ; XXIV. The hour of decision ; XXV. Reorganisation ; XXVI. The Beecham affair ; XXVII. War and peace ; XXVIII. Paying the piper ; XXIX. More about money ; XXX. Home again ; XXXI. Finance again ; XXXII. "J.B." ; XXXIII. Centenary; title: and epilogue.